Top ten viruses reported to Sophos in February.Sophos has revealed the top ten viruses causing problems for businesses around the world during the month of February 2006. The report, compiled from Sophos's global network of monitoring stations, reveals that a Trojan horse See Trojan. Trojan Horse hollow horse concealed soldiers, enabling them to enter and capture Troy. [Gk. Myth.: Iliad] See : Deceit (application, security) Trojan horse , Clagger-G, has infiltrated the chart this month, demonstrating that today's financially motivated threats use a combination of malware and spam technology. Nyxem-D, dubbed dub 1 tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs 1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood. 2. To honor with a new title or description. 3. the Kama Sutra Kamasutram, generally known to the Western world as Kama Sutra, is an ancient Indian text widely considered to be the standard work on love in Sanskrit literature. This is authored by Mallanaga Vatsyayana. A portion of the work deals with human sexual behavior. worm, has crept up from fourth to second position, showing the success of its erotic camouflage. The top ten viruses in February 2006 were as follows:</p> <pre> 1. Netsky-P 13.9% 2. Nyxem-D 9.3% 3. Bagle-Zip 8.8% Re-entry RE-ENTRY, estates. The resuming or retaking possession of land which the party lately had. 2. Ground rent deeds and leases frequently contain a clause authorizing the landlord to reenter on the non-payment of rent, or the breach of some covenant, when the 4. Zafi-B 8.4% 5. Mytob-FO 6.0% 6. Mytob-EX 3.7% 7. Bagle-CH 2.7% New entry 8. Clagger-G 2.6% New entry 9. Netsky-D 2.4% 10. Mytob-BE 2.3% Others 39.9% </pre> <p>Nyxem-D was first detected on 18 January and is still gathering momentum, accounting for 9.3% of this month's reported malware. The email worm uses a variety of pornographic disguises in an attempt to spread and disable To turn off; deactivate. See disabled. security software. However, this headline-grabbing worm has failed to topple old-timer Netsky-P, which has climbed back to the number one spot after three months in the shadow of Sober-Z, programmed to stop spreading on 6 January 2006. Netsky-P was first detected in March 2004, and has relentlessly blighted unprotected users ever since. Most interesting is the appearance of Trojan horse, Clagger-G, in the chart this month at number eight, which is a clear demonstration of mass spamming holding its own against self-spreading malware. Comment "In order for this dagger Trojan to make an appearance in the top ten, it must have been spammed out to millions and millions of email addresses See Internet address. worldwide," said Sophos. 'Trojan horses, which cannot spread on their own, account for roughly two-thirds of all reported malware. Rather than mass bombardment, most Trojan creators focus on small targeted groups to pilfer pil·fer v. pil·fered, pil·fer·ing, pil·fers v.tr. To steal (a small amount or item). See Synonyms at steal. v.intr. To steal or filch. cash and sensitive information." Bagle-Zip has burst into the chart at number three, while Bagle-CH, first detected on 7 February, has entered the chart at number seven. www.sophos.com |
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